T he Federal Government may shut down the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in the next two weeks if motorists fail to obey safety rules. Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olufemi Dare, gave the warning on Monday during a press briefing. He said the Minister of Works, David Umahi, directed that the road be closed if there is no improvement. “In another two weeks, if there’s no improvement, His Excellency has directed that we are coming back to shut down the road,” Dare said. He said the government is worried over overspeeding, illegal parking of trucks, illegal U-turns, Okada and Keke on the highway, street trading, and open grazing. According to him, the Lagos portion is about 103km made up of 47.474km and 56km sections with 10 major bridges planned for each section. Construction is still ongoing on the bridges. “Ordinarily, we ought not to have opened it until all the bridges are completed,” he said. Dare said despite the 30km/h limit clearly displayed, many driv...

T he Federal Ministry of Education has drawn a firm line, distancing itself entirely from a group calling itself the National Parent-Teacher Association of the Federal Unity Colleges. In plain terms, the Ministry says this organisation has no right to speak for the country's Unity Colleges, their parents, or their PTAs and any instructions coming from it should be treated as exactly that: unofficial noise, not government policy. The clarification, contained in a press release dated 21 September 2026, couldn't have been more direct. According to the Ministry, this self-styled "National PTA" is neither recognised nor authorised to represent any of the 118 Federal Unity Colleges scattered across Nigeria. That means whatever appeals, directives, or announcements the group puts out carry no official backing none at all. For families with children in Unity Colleges, this isn't just bureaucratic housekeeping it's a heads-up worth paying attention to. Parents rely on ...